Colonel of the Special Operations Unit with the Russian
Military, Director and Chief Instructor of Systema Headquarters, Moscow

Mikhail Ryabko was trained from the age of five and involved in
combative training from the age of fifteen. He worked in militia in RF Ministry
of Interior Security Department, trained the Minister's security guards. He was
a tactical commander of hostage-rescue teams, counter-terrorist operations, and
armed criminal neutralization. Mikhail resides in Moscow, holds the rank of
Colonel and was an assistant to RF General Prosecutor. He is a veteran of
military actions and veteran of labor. He has been in numerous military
campaigns and holds many medals and awards from the government and from the
Russian Orthodox Church. He continues to train many students as the Master
Teacher of Systema.

Special Clandestine Operator/agent with the Russian Spetsnaz or Voiska Spetsialnogo Naznachenia, the Russian Special Forces.

Born in Russia, Vladimir Vasiliev received intense combative training
and profound Systema training from Mikhail Ryabko. Vladimir moved to Canada,
and in 1993 founded the first school of Russian Martial Art outside Russia -
Systema Headquarters. He has since personally trained and certified well over
600 qualified Russian Martial Art Systema instructors and schools in over 40 countries,
and has produced an Award-Winning instructional films collection. Vladimir holds a number of government medals and awards including the Russian
"Order of Duty and Honor" and the "Order of Loyalty". He
offers regular training at his school in Toronto, at
international seminars and
camps.